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Your plants look fine to me, some pristine muff on them.
High nutrient levels in the MIX will create a very acidic environment.3000PPM seems high as shit to me for PPM runoff
Thanks man. And that’s why I’m confused with my numbers all off the wall. Not sure if they need a straight water flush. But being in week 4 of flower, I’m also not trying to make more issues.
Check your meters with control fluid for both, PPM's say your plants should be toast, and the your PH on my grow would signal a premature end to my plants. So calibrate your meters for piece of mind. The higher your PPM's go, the lower your PH will be driven down. What's the PPM of the water your using? I have hard water, 220ppm from the tap, this is a problem for me on the calmag side of things(I just add calmag), but this hard water keeps my PH steady, and it will only move a couple of points up from 5.8 to 6.0 in a week, so swings and roundabouts.
He's in straight peat and perlite though which isn't soil.people gotta understand a good organic soil mix would be around 2500 to 3500 if ya checked the runoff on day 1.i believe the minor problem you are seeing is from the low ph,not your ppm numbers
If i came off judging you as ignorant, it was unintentional. I'm definitely aware of who you are and that your knowledge of probably everything growing is great. Can i ask why you water them without runoff? I do that currently to maximize food and a couple other reasons, just wondering what yours are?Yeah I'm aware of promix,I use it also.no runoff whenever possible also
I do it mostly so it has plenty of dry time ,with a good/ fast wet and dry cycle . I'm able to feed every day and if I see issues I can work to fix them right away kinda like hydro or coco works. If I get runoff it's almost 2 full days before they need water again.roots like some oxygen,so a good dry time is crucial Imo.but I do fuck up from time to time and see some runoff.i usually try to capitalize on this and sample some of it for ec and pH.just to see what's up.If i came off judging you as ignorant, it was unintentional. I'm definitely aware of who you are and that your knowledge of probably everything growing is great. Can i ask why you water them without runoff? I do that currently to maximize food and a couple other reasons, just wondering what yours are?
Totally understand and I've done the same in the past. I find myself actually working towards the opposite and hoping for it to stay wetter longer so that my illness doesn't impact their feed if I'm incapacitated or something. Basically i mix when I'm healthy so i can only water the plants when I'm not. More and more often i find myself leaving a tray with a little bit of water so they can go a whole 2 days without needing watering. Works well but is the total opposite of your intent.I do it mostly so it has plenty of dry time ,with a good/ fast wet and dry cycle . I'm able to feed every day and if I see issues I can work to fix them right away kinda like hydro or coco works. If I get runoff it's almost 2 full days before they need water again.roots like some oxygen,so a good dry time is crucial Imo.but I do fuck up from time to time and see some runoff.i usually try to capitalize on this and sample some of it for ec and pH.just to see what's up.
I’d say the low ph is FROM the buildup. 3000ppm, is that .5 scale or .7? Your plants are taking up/using SOME of what you’re feeding and leaving behind the rest which builds up over time the nutes left behind are likely acidic. Pro mix themselves recommend 10-15% runoff every water to prevent buildup. Promix being peat n perlite isn’t soil
Totally understand and I've done the same in the past. I find myself actually working towards the opposite and hoping for it to stay wetter longer so that my illness doesn't impact their feed if I'm incapacitated or something. Basically i mix when I'm healthy so i can only water the plants when I'm not. More and more often i find myself leaving a tray with a little bit of water so they can go a whole 2 days without needing watering. Works well but is the total opposite of your intent.
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